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Citing Sources

Welcome to the Citing Sources Guide! This guide will provide helpful information on the most common citation styles used at Southeastern.

Online Citation Generators

Online Citation Generators

KnightCite : Uses fill-in-the-blank forms to generate citations. Cites in MLA, APA, and Chicago (Hekman Library, Calvin College)

Citation Builder : Uses fill-in-the-blank forms to generate citations. Cites in MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE (NCSU Libraries, NC State University)

Database Citation Generators : Most library databases have features that create citations in a variety of styles (MLA, APA, etc.) These tools can be great for getting started, but always be sure to check these citations. They frequently need to be tweaked!

Screenshot of Academic Search Complete. A square and an arrow indicates the Citation Tool, which is located in the Tools menu to the right hand side of the database's interface.

Citation Generators

Citation Generators can provide quick and easy ways to create citations. However, none are perfect; you always need to double check citations for accuracy.

The official style guide manuals--- and your professors--- are the ultimate authorities!

This page lists some of the more common citation generators.

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